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The History of Yugoslavia

by Alex Cruikshanks

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Episode 10 - Death of a Dynasty

August 19, 2017 · 34 min

Download Episode! King Alexander I ascended the Serbian throne at the age of 12 in 1889. He didn't know it, but he was to be the last of the Obrenović dynasty..... Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Patreon Announcement

August 17, 2017 · 1 min

Hey all. Just a brief note about the podcast's new patreon page, at https://www.patreon.com/historyofyugoslavia Thank you!
Episode 9 - The Prince is Gone. Long Live the King!

August 5, 2017 · 30 min

Download Episode! So Serbia is now independent, and instead of just a Prince, it now has a King. OK. Now what? Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Episode 8 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part II

July 22, 2017 · 23 min

Download Episode! The second half of the great war of the 1870s in the Balkans. Maps page including new map for 1878 here. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Episode 7 - The Great Eastern Crisis Part I

July 15, 2017 · 29 min

Download Episode! Today, we enter the most important event in Serbia's history since the Second Uprising, as the Principality goes to war with the Ottomans again. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Episode 6 - The Obrenović Comeback Tour

June 24, 2017 · 26 min

Download Episode! In 1858, Miloš and Mihailo Obrenović came back from exile. This week, we'll see what they got up to second time round. Also, there are now maps! Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Episode 5.5 - The Black Mountain

June 10, 2017 · 20 min

Download Episode! Today, we get up to speed on what's been happening up until the 1850s in Serbia's neighbour, Montenegro. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Episode 5 - Greater Serbia

June 3, 2017 · 34 min

Download Episode! This episode, we take a look at developments in Serbia under the reign of the much-maligned Prince Alexander Karađorđević, and the origins of the Serb ethnic nationalist movement. Theme Music - "Charlotte" by Damiano…
Episode 4 - The Sick Man of Europe

May 19, 2017 · 26 min

Download Episode! After becoming Prince of Serbia in 1817, Miloš Obrenović set about consolidating his position as an autocratic ruler. Further to the South, the Greeks start to get restless too....
Episode 3 - The Serbian Uprising

May 6, 2017 · 26 min

Download Episode! Finally, time to get the first of the countries that will become Yugoslavia on the board, as a bunch of disgruntled Janissaries inadvertently provoke the creation of modern Serbia.
Episode 2 - Land of the Romans

April 22, 2017 · 25 min

Download Episode! This week's episode explores the background to the Balkan national independence movements - the Ottoman Empire. Enjoy, and any comments or feedback are appreciated!
Episode 1 - In the Beginning

April 8, 2017 · 14 min

Download Episode! In this Introductory episode, I explain the concept of this podcast and give a lightning summary of Balkan history up to the 18th Century. Hope you enjoy it!